by Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

by Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

South Carolina voters will be seeing a lot of Texas Gov. Rick Perry next week.

The Republican governor, who is keeping his options open about a 2016 White House bid, will make a "campaign-style swing" through the state that traditionally hosts the "first in the South" presidential primary, CNN reports.

Perry was in Iowa earlier this month getting reacquainted with voters in the state, home of the nation's first presidential caucuses.

He began and ended his 2012 presidential campaign in South Carolina. While he quickly became a top GOP contender, Perry will be forever remembered for his famous "oops" gaffe at a debate when he couldn't remember a federal agency he wanted to eliminate. Perry's White House campaign ended before South Carolina could even hold its primary, which was won by Newt Gingrich.

Perry's appearance as the keynoter at the South Carolina GOP's winter dinner Tuesday in Spartanburg was previously announced. CNN says the governor also will appear Wednesday in Greenville. The Greenville stops include a luncheon on behalf of the Boy Scouts and its Blue Ridge Council.